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Eigenvalues of a 2×2

Goldman SachsCitadel

What is the larger eigenvalue of the matrix $\begin{pmatrix} 2 & 1 \\ 1 & 2 \end{pmatrix}$ ?

Approach

Solve $\det(A - \lambda I) = 0$ .

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